At what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening. This is what Hurricane Milton looks like from space. It is gathering strength as it heads towards the West Coast of florida tonight. The worst storm there in a century is how President Biden is describing it. And it comes less than two weeks after another Storm Hurricane Helene brought terrible devastation to the area, leaving more than 200 people dead. The mayor of tampa said Hurricane Helene was a wake up Call Milton is literally catastrophic. Scientists say Climate Change and warmer seas are fuelling these increasingly dangerous storms. Our correspondent Gordon Corera reports from tampa in florida. An exodus from tampa. Long lines of Traffic Snaking out of the city tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. Florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. The city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago and killed more than 20
From arts internationals world you say moscow kevin im with you for the next half hour with me as we go through those headlines in more detail than 1st released to freelance staff working for video agency they were detained on sunday while covering the disputed president ial election there are crossed developments. Well we have been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass protests and mass rallies in that bill or if there were at least a 50 according to official figures and many of them i were working for a Russian Media now some have been deported from the country and theyre already in russian across the belarus similar however until this morning freelancers working for a ruptly media agency were still unaccounted for they were detained on sunday soon after polls opened in belarus and we havent heard of from them for days on wednesday we received a message from one of the stringers who was detained and released a little bit earlier all in all there are 4 up
Hello good afternoon live from martin to nationals world news h. Q. Here in moscow my names kevin owen here with the 30 minute update for you this hour stick around 1st released to freelance stuff working for atis Ruptly Video Agency they were detained on sunday while covering the disputed president ial election there from across roughs across developments. Well we have been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass protests and mass rallies in that bill the roost there were at least 50 according to official figures and many of them by working for Russian Media now some have been deported from the country and theyre already in russia they crossed the belarus the border however until this morning freelancers working for a ruptly media agency worse still i mean counted for they were detained on sunday soon at. Their polls opened in belarus and we havent heard of from them for days on wednesday we received a message from one of the stringers who was detained and
A hero and she will know what happened to him. She will no longer have died the reason. A very warm welcome to you youre watching R T International with mina karan now its top story this hour despite calls for calm the unrest in both the roost continues as the country enters a 4th day of protests police have already started dispersing crowds and arresting demonstrators in the capital minsk several polish journalists have also reportedly been detained well lets get the latest now from our correspondent rym on called the river among good to see you could you bring us up to speed place. Our crews outside of the embassy of belarus in moscow the moments were another solidarity rally is taking place for a 4th consecutive day as well you can probably see them right. Behind me similar rallies are taking place in other countries as well like ukraine for example where. Groups of people went out not only to the bella Russian Embassy but to the Independence Square as well now getting back here to
Free and fair vote. We are holding this hearing and we engage regularly with social Media Companies because they are best positioned to sound the alarm if and when another external actor attempts to interfere. First, because their technical capacity and security background and allows them to protect malicious activity on their platforms, and make attributions to technical indicators that are available only to the companies themselves. And second, because we cannot have complete confidence that the white house will allow the Intelligence Community to look fully and properly inform congress, if there is a foreign interference, especially if the interference appears to assist the president s reelection. That is a dangerous state of affairs, but nonetheless it reflects the reality and why theres hearing is so important. Witnesses, as you described, a lot has changed. In many ways we are better prepared today than we were four years ago. Each of your companies have taken significant steps a